Canal

Drought reduces daily ship traffic through Panama Canal

Published on: May 14, 2024
21:56

Panama City, May 14 (Prensa Latina) At least 2,211 fewer ships passed through the Panama Canal from October 2023 to April 2024 due to intense drought, an institution report stated.

Panama Canal seeks new routes due to water shortage

Published on: June 28, 2023
10:32

Panama City, Jun 28 ( Prensa Latina) The extended dry season forced the Panama Canal Administration (ACP) to search for new routes due to the lack of water, its authorities confirmed.

Drought forces Panama Canal to lower vessels’ draft

Published on: April 20, 2023
00:30

Panama, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) on Wednesday announced temporary restrictions in the draft for Neopanamax vessels crossing the inter-oceanic waterway due to the ongoing drought.

Panama Canal to encourage sustainable shipping

Published on: December 1, 2021
09:58

Panama, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) The Panama Canal launched an initiative that encourages shipping companies to reduce the carbon footprint of their passage through the interoceanic waterway, said today its manager, Ricaurte Vásquez.

Suez Canal revenues rise to 5.1 billion dollars in 10 months

Published on: October 28, 2021
08:24

Cairo, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Suez Canal revenues rose to 5.1 billion dollars in the first 10 months of 2021, an increase of 12.6 percent year-on-year, an official Egyptian source reported on Thursday.

Panama Canal breaks transited tonnage record

Published on: October 8, 2021
08:22

Panama City, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) Against all odds, the Panama Canal broke its cargo transit record of 500 million tons during the fiscal year from October 2020 to September 2021, it was announced here on Friday.

Suez Canal records highest daily transit rate in history

Published on: September 30, 2021
07:39

Cairo, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The Suez Canal on Wednesday recorded its highest daily transit rate in its history with 87 ships in both directions, carrying a cargo net weight of 4.8 million tons, an official source reported on Thursday.

Suez Canal revenues up to .1 billion from January to August

Published on: September 22, 2021
07:29

Cairo, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The revenues from Egypt's Suez Canal rose by 11.6 percent year-on-year to 4.1 billion dollars in the first eight months of 2021, an official Egyptian source reported on Wednesday.

Egypt plans to increase Suez Canal’s revenues

Published on: August 30, 2021
08:10

Cairo, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) Egypt plans to earn 6.3 billion dollars for the transit of ships through the Suez Canal in the fiscal year 2021-2022, an increase of 5.6 percent year-on-year, an official source revealed on Monday.

Suez Canal revenue expects to rise by 10 percent

Published on: August 6, 2021
07:19

Cairo, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Suez Canal revenues will rise by 10 percent for the fiscal year 2021-22 compared to the previous period, when record collection figures were reached, an official source stated on Friday.

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